Brigadier

Brigadier
Full Name	Athena-201
Title	Brigadier General
Design
Armor Set	Mirage (helmet/chest) Security (shoulders)
Armor Color	Sapphire
Weapons	Shotgun Magnum
Profession
Affiliation	UNSC
Personal Info
Species	Human
Pronouns	She/Her
Status	Alive
Official Info
First Appearance	Retrograde
Voice Actor	Corvaeraas

Brigadier General Athena-201 is a SPARTAN-II supersoldier, voiced by Corvaeraas. Paired with Valentine, she is leading an investigation into attacks from The Damned on various SAFE outposts that have left both Spartans and guards dead in their wake.

Role in Plot

Events of Season 1

The Brigadier first appears in Retrograde, taken to the body of Alana Reynolds by Denise Rocko on Outpost Pit Fall before she and Valentine discuss their findings. During their conversation, they discuss an ODST who was seen on Outpost Rat's Nest as Brigadier inquires about his identity before Valentine reveals who it is.

Classic

The original iteration of the Brigadier who appeared in Classic Season 2 and WarGames before the series continuity was reset with Season 1. She was voiced by Corvaeraas.

ExpandBrigadier's role in Classic

Brigadier during Ambush Upon the death of Spartan Louie Vargas and the disappearance of Spartan Alana Reynolds, the Brigadier was sent by Randy DeLuca to Outpost High Ground to investigate the incident leading to the former's demise. She is accompanied by Molotov and Cocktail, working on behalf of Trinity Advancements. Sometime later, in Dare, the Brigadier and her A.I. partner Valentine join Randy in questioning Percy O'Hara, a guard who was stationed on Outpost Ice Box. Brigadier then tells Valentine she does not trust him or any guard for that matter, though Valentine dismisses this as Randy begins the interrogation.

Gallery

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  Brigadier as she appears in Dare, the finale of Classic Season 2

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  Brigadier as she debuts in Ambush, the finale of WarGames

Trivia

• She is named after Athena, the Greek goddess of warfare.
• Her Spartan number comes from the year Halo: Combat Evolved was first released, 2001.
• Her overall appearance in WarGames and Classic Season 2 was inspired by Kurt-051 from the Halo novel Ghosts of Onyx by Eric Nyland, who appears on its cover illustration by Lorraine McLees and Isaac Hannaford, while her cobalt color scheme was inspired by Kelly-087 in Halo 5: Guardians.
• While she wore the Scout chest plate with an olive and green color scheme in her first appearances, she appears with the Mirage chest plate to match her helmet upon her appearance in Retrograde as well as a sapphire color scheme instead of olive and green.